Browsing by Subject "biology"

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    Achieving the Science Standards: A National Study of Inquiry-Based Instruction in High School Science
    (Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 1999) Huffman, Douglas; Lawrenz, Frances
    The National Science Teachers Association's SS&C(Scope, Sequence & Coordination)project created a new high school science curriculum that coordinated the content in the four basic sciences (life, earth, physics and chemistry) to allow students to study every science every year. The curriculum sequenced activities to encourage teachers to use inquiry-based instruction where students engage in hands-on activities before teachers define concepts.To examine the impact of SS&C, researchers at CAREI designed a comprehensive study comparing students who took SS&C science in 9th and 10th grade to students who did not take the new course. The study used a time-lag design which compares the prior year's science students to the present year's science students. The purpose of the study was to closely examine the effect of the standards-based curriculum on both the classroom learning environment and on students' achievement in the sciences. Thirteen schools implemented the new science course. The schools were located in California, Iowa, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Texas and the District of Columbia and included more than 4,000 ninth graders and 2,500 tenth grade science students.
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    Interview with Margaret Davis
    (University of Minnesota, 1999-10-14) Davis, Margaret; Pflaum, Ann M.
    Ann Pflaum interviews Regents Professor Margaret Davis of the College of Biological Sciences.
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    The Larva and Pupa of Cochliopsyche vazquezae (Trichoptera:Helicopsychidae)
    (University of Chicago Press, 1988) Monson, Margot P.; Holzenthal, Ralph W.; Ahlstrand, Gilbert G.
    The larva and pupa of Cochliopsyche vazquezae Flint are described, representing the first complete description of these stages for the genus. The larva is characterized by the possession of a prominent patch of setae on the anterolateral margin of the head capsule and by a marked concavity in the postgenal region, giving a "hollowed out" appearance to the posterolateral aspect of the head. Pupae bear a similar group of setae below and mesad of the eye. Notes on the biology and habitat of C. vazquezae in Costa Rica are given.
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    Transforming the University: Preliminary Recommendations of the College Design: Science/Engineering Task Force
    (University of Minnesota, 2006-03-27) Neuhauser, Claudia; Bates, Frank; Bernlohr, David
    This task force concluded that the sciences and engineering at the University of Minnesota have a unique structure that is progressive and ideally suited for greater collaboration across department boundaries. Therefore, we find no reason to recommend change to the current organizational structure of IT or CBS.